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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1996
Page
2
Los Angeles AP reports 14 year old Jonathan Taylor Thomas prefers roles in family friendly movies with moral lessons over violent fare. He cites The Adventures of Pinocchio as a film with a global message for children and notes the world already has enough bloodshed.
Spruce Creek Pennsylvania reports Jimmy Carter received honorary membership in the Ancient Gastronomic Order of Rattling Reptiles during a private initiation. He spoke to 92 members and guests about hunting and fishing as the group promotes conservation. Mexican actor Eduardo Lopez Rojas faces possible leg amputation due to diabetes complications. His union insurance won’t cover خارج Mexico, funds raised for surgery in Burbank. He was admitted Thursday to Providence St Joseph's Medical Center amid unclear condition.
Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates of 8.95 monthly 26.85 three months 53.70 six months 107.40 for 3 6 months and county mail 11.20 monthly 33.60 3 months 67.20 6 months 134.40 per year Other mail 17.45 monthly 52.35 3 months 104.75 6 months 209.40 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM 0893 2557 established in 1867.
A new AP telephone poll of Republican National Convention delegates finds 34 percent want to drop the anti abortion plank from the platform while 41 percent want to keep it and 25 percent are undecided. Bob Dole supports keeping the plank with broader language. Activists on both sides criticize his compromise.
China says it will push for changes to a proposed global treaty on nuclear testing as negotiations begin in Geneva. Beijing announced a halt on further tests starting Tuesday after a recent test, while seeking tighter inspection powers and a long term disarmament plan from established nuclear states.
Fire officials say sprinklers likely would have doused the blaze on the Universe Explorer, a Panamanian ship that left five crew dead. The fire started in the laundry room near Admiralty Island as 617 feet of vessel sailed west of Juneau.
Eliadah McCord of Houston Texas has been pardoned by the Bangladesh president for smuggling seven pounds of heroin hidden in her dress. The 23 year old was arrested at Dhaka International Airport in 1992 and convicted in 1993 becoming the first American sentenced on a Bangladesh drug charge.
Pierre Buyoya, installed after a bloodless coup by Burundi's Tutsi-led army, rejects foreign troop intervention. He urges neighboring nations and mediators to enable real political dialogue to end ethnic conflict while a rebel leader pledges to challenge the new government. East African leaders condemn the coup but offer no action.
In Dyersville Iowa two families share ownership of the Field of Dreams diamond from the 1969 film. The Lansings and Ameskamps hold adjacent stretches of the same field causing a feud over uses including allowing a local team, the Ghost Players, to play on the Lansings’ half. The disagreement escalated when proposed field adjustments were challenged by the Lansings.
Police and children's services search for the four or five year old boy found wandering in a Brooklyn Toys R Us on March 21. No missing persons report or trace of relatives has emerged, though Jonathan named a mother and extended family. A globe and map hint pointed to North Carolina as a possible origin.
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